- blurt out
- {v. phr.} To suddenly say something even if one was not planning to do so, or if it was not expected of them. * /"My brother Bob is in jail," Tony blurted out, before anybody could stop him./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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blurt out — blurt UK [blɜː(r)t] / US [blɜrt] or blurt out UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms blurt : present tense I/you/we/they blurt he/she/it blurts present participle blurting past tense blurted past participle blurted to say something suddenly and… … English dictionary
blurt out — index divulge, reveal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
blurt out — verb utter impulsively He blurted out the secret He blundered his stupid ideas • Syn: ↑blurt, ↑blunder out, ↑blunder, ↑ejaculate • Derivationally related forms: ↑ejaculation … Useful english dictionary
blurt out — verb To say suddenly, without thinking When in court, it is inadvisable to blurt out the first thing you think of. Instead, take time to construct coherent sentences … Wiktionary
blurt out — phr verb Blurt out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑word … Collocations dictionary
blurt out — PHRASAL VERB If someone blurts something out, they blurt it. [INFORMAL] [V P with quote] You re mad, the driver blurted out... [V P n (not pron)] Over the food, Richard blurted out what was on his mind. [Also V n P] … English dictionary
blurt out — say (something) suddenly and without careful consideration. → blurt … English new terms dictionary
blurt out — {v. phr.} To suddenly say something even if one was not planning to do so, or if it was not expected of them. * / My brother Bob is in jail, Tony blurted out, before anybody could stop him./ … Dictionary of American idioms
blurt out — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. speak unthinkingly, divulge, burst out with, gush; see exclaim , tell 1 , utter … English dictionary for students
blurt\ out — v. phr. To suddenly say something even if one was not planning to do so, or if it was not expected of them. My brother Bob is in jail, Tony blurted out, before anybody could stop him … Словарь американских идиом
